1) Primary sport (s): Ultrarunning
2) Team member since: 2010
3) City/state of residence: Charlottesville, VA
4) Occupation: School counselor and lacrosse coach
5) Goals for 2010: Set course PR’s at Terrapin Mountain 50K, Highland Sky 40, and Mountain Masochist 50, as well as PR at Three Bridges Marathon.
6) Notable achievements/memories/PR’s in your sport: I finished Massanutten 100, Western States 100 (in 2006—the HOT year) and Grindstone 100 (twice!). I also completed a R2R2R of the Grand Canyon and I am a five-time finisher of Highland Sky 40 and Hellgate 100K.
7) Favorite inov-8 gear: Flyrock 310
8) List one thing others may not know about you: I was a member of the US Women’s Lacrosse Team back in the day (1982-1984).
9) Favorite energy drink/food: Perpetuem Café Latte, Hammergel, Clif Bloks, Cappucino Ultragen, and egg sandwiches, especially late in a race.
10) Your favorite race and why? A toss-up between Highland Sky 40 and Hellgate 100K: HS has an amazing low-key vibe, with awesome trails, dirt, rocks, and mountain views. It’s also hard as heck! Hellgate starts at midnight in December and forces me to be super organized and prepared…finishing that race is no guarantee, and it always produces interesting race reports. Oh, and Western States 100—I loved the hype, the history, the trail, everything.
11) Advice to other athletes: The sport of ultrarunning is addicting, so take your time to build a solid endurance base and don’t over-race or over-train during those first few years. It takes these years for your body to adjust to all the training, so sit back and enjoy the trails, yourself, meet new friends, and count your blessings that you found such an awesome sport that you can (hopefully) participate in for many years to come!
6 comments:
way to go, sophie! no doubt that she will be a fantastic inov8 ambassador!
welcome to the team Sophie! I think I met you briefly at Highland's Sky 40-miler a couple years ago. Here's to a great year! :o)
Sophie, I agree you will be a great ambassador for Inov-8. I am so proud of you. 2010 will be a great year for you and your new team. You certainly picked a couple of tough favorite races, but you always have liked a challenge. Congratulations on your well deserved position. Rick
(I left a comment above using my son's gmail account---whoops!
OK, rewind...thanks guys! You are too nice to me :-)
I am really excited to get training again (Once all the ice melts) and see you out on the trails in 2010!
What shoe did you settle on?
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